Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last feeder sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 8.00 to 36.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers sold 20.00 to 36.00 higher. 300-400lb feeder heifers sold 97.50 to 112.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 41.00 to 58.00 higher. Buyer demand was high with a light to moderate supply of feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $363.39/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −41.22 against this barn's trailing median of $404.61.

Average price

$363.39

28 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−65.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	363.39	1,891	28

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $467.80, low $358.25, median $404.61 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

363.39

—

NY average1 barns · 28 hd

363.39

+0.00

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−65.76

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.61

−41.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,854	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,358	$1,671	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,338	$2,024	5

Every lot, as filed

53 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Canandaigua, NY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	434.17/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,363	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	249.36/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	310.23/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,053	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	315.54/cwt	305.00–333.00	2,174	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	367.04/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,857	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	375.20/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	266.33/cwt	265.00–269.00	2,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	307.04/cwt	302.00–321.00	1,885	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	349.32/cwt	300.00–358.00	1,659	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	276.25/cwt	276.00–278.00	2,528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	253.87/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	264.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,745	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	155.72/cwt	142.50–160.00	1,735	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	2,023.86/head	1,750.00–2,375.00	2,024	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,853.63/head	1,375.00–2,600.00	1,854	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,670.87/head	1,375.00–2,050.00	1,671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,729	185.10/cwt	165.00–217.50	3,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,054	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	336.23/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,466	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,511	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	249.96/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	428.01/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,318	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	301.22/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,301	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	356.05/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,136	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,730	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	354	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	209.76/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	298.62/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,392	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,067	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	274.93/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,990	2

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New York auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Canandaigua Stockyards Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale - Canandaigua, NY

Sat Dec 6, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 326Year ago 534

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 25Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	287	425.00	425.00
8	300–350	314	395.00–440.00	434.17
7	400–450	419	400.00	400.00
20	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
22	500–550	506	362.50–380.00	367.04
6	550–600	573	350.00	350.00
13	600–650	614	302.00–321.00	307.04
14	650–700	689	305.00–333.00	315.54
2	700–750	724	272.50–277.50	274.93
1	750–800	756	242.50	242.50
1	850–900	852	252.50	252.50
8	900–950	915	276.00–278.00	276.25
3	950–1000	955	265.00–269.00	266.33
5	1050–1100	1,053	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	381	370.00–380.00	375.20
2	400–450	439	300.00–320.00	310.23
20	450–500	475	300.00–358.00	349.32
4	600–650	631	235.00–260.00	253.87
1	700–750	721	212.50	212.50
1	750–800	767	207.50	207.50
4	900–950	910	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	319	325.00–370.00	356.05
1	350–400	354	370.00	370.00
8	400–450	432	290.00–310.00	301.22
7	450–500	466	290.00–300.00	298.62
4	500–550	526	240.00–260.00	249.36
2	600–650	615	200.00–220.00	209.76
6	650–700	655	225.00–255.00	249.96
1	750–800	752	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	840	242.50	242.50
3	1050–1100	1,067	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	308	395.00–440.00	428.01
11	350–400	385	392.50	392.50
18	400–450	436	335.00–337.50	336.23
4	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
12	550–600	571	303.00	303.00
7	650–700	684	251.00	251.00
2	700–750	712	252.50	252.50
6	850–900	879	270.00	270.00
6	1050–1100	1,054	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	293	435.00	435.00
3	350–400	381	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	505	287.50	287.50
2	600–650	611	242.50	242.50
2	700–750	739	260.00–270.00	264.97
1	750–800	776	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	831	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,114	142.50–160.00	155.72
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,338	1,750.00–2,375.00	2,023.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,300	1,375.00–2,600.00	1,853.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,358	1,375.00–2,050.00	1,670.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,729	165.00–217.50	185.10

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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